JosephFlorez

100%. I loved watching this team and game one, despite the flaws. Game two was the frustrating one. At some point Tari is going to start playing like Tari again, and I don't think Sengun will have many games like last night.

If it was me, I wouldn't really react to their record, just accept that this team is still growing together and it's early. Perhaps just a little less double big for me, but mostly keep playing the guys that are playing and work on getting the right guys more / better looks.

Might I suggest a little more Aaron Holiday in the immediate future?

I like it in this matchup. I'm curious if he sticks with this consistently, or if it really does change based on the matchups.

This defense is frustrating.

I just love that he'll shoot them occasionally. Expectations for his three-point percentage this year are low, but any increase would be positive.

Can't wait for DFS to get back. I had high hopes for his ability to kind of replace what Brooks did for us last year.

I'm really curious what it looks like once the regular season starts. Like how much of this is just preseason lack of intensity, that's not an excuse just a fact that happens sometimes, and I'll be curious to see if it kicks in when it starts to matter.

Same issue. I've noticed a couple production mistakes already too.

I mostly teach general education freshman though, so 99% of the time I am pro seating charts through and through.

My mixed grade newspaper class gave me feedback at the end of last year, and told me that I should have given them a seating chart so they would have been forced to mix together and get to know each other better. 🤦‍♂️ I was trying to give them freedom, but sacrificed community accidentally.

a man in a suit and tie is smiling . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling .

Sure. Suuuure.

There is not really a world in which they would do that, and risk losing Graceffo or McGreevy though, right? I assume you're just saying that they won't be able to keep going back and forth with those two.

Aaron Holiday would be plan B this year.

Reed was arguing about the hip check no call from the play before.

Seeing myself in the back of these Rockets highlight clips is sick (white jersey, black hat, far left).

Dante looked awful, imo. Looked decent last year, I'd hoped he'd stand out but he sure didn't.

Took this from across the court.

It was good to see him come back in, even if just for a moment. Any word on if he'll play the next one?

Reed Sheppard with 7 in the 1st quarter, 3 boards, 2 steals, 1/4 from 3.

Got my hopes up!

We will be there!

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What do you think it means that the fourth year is non guaranteed salary AND a player option? I don't think my brain is processing that.

Hope so! We went the Wemby / Amen year (flew from Missouri) and this will be our second time.

You going? I'll be there!

Liiiike, technically, in a draft day trade. But most likely they were drafting for Houston. It's like how the Rockets technically picked at 10 this year, but they were picking for Phoenix and that player was not necessarily their choice or anything, the deal was already done but not official.

And not to cherry-pick too much, but so far there have been no big misses with top or midround picks, only missed in the late rd ones.

#2 Jalen Green
#16 Alperen Sengun
#3 Jabari Smith Jr
#17 Tari Eason
#4 Amen Thompson
#3 Reed Sheppard

#23 Garuba
#24 Christopher
#20 Washington
#20 Whitmore